35 Ways for Guys to Burn 100 Calories

Posted on Mar 1st 2011 12:00PM by Hilary Walke

Filed Under: Fitness

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Did you know you can burn calories without moving a muscle? Men's Health's new book, "The Men's Health Diet," outlines easy, fun and effective ways to burn 100 calories without disrupting your daily schedule.

Less Than Five Minutes

Chop wood continuously for four minutes, 22 seconds.
Run a five-minute mile (you'll have burned 100 by four minutes, 30 seconds).
Jump on a stationary bike and ride it at a pace of 20 mph for four minutes, 52 seconds.

Less Than 10 Minutes

Hum the theme song to "Rocky" as you skip rope for nine minutes, 30 seconds.
Hike the great outdoors with at least 22 pounds in your backpack for nine minutes,
15 seconds.
Play racquetball for seven minutes, 17 seconds.
Swim a few laps using your favorite stroke (back, breast or butterfly) for eight minutes or less, depending on the stroke.
Travel underwater instead of on top of it to burn calories even faster.
Scuba dive for seven minutes, 11 seconds.
Hit a few on the tennis court for nine minutes.

Less Than 15 Minutes

Ski down an advanced slope.
Tread water for 14 minutes, 30 seconds.
Snorkel in a pool and kick at a moderate pace (14 minutes, 5 seconds).
Use a stationary rower for 11 minutes.
Hit the weights for 13 minutes.
Take an intense aerobics class and enjoy the scenery for 11 minutes, 8 seconds.
Walk uphill for 13 minutes.

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Beatrice 3-13-2011 @ 8:19PM

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Baldrick 3-13-2011 @ 8:25PM

How many calories does wacking off burn?

JJ 3-13-2011 @ 10:27PM

I was thinking the same thing. Good exercise that I don't mind doing!

Jennifer 3-13-2011 @ 10:01PM

pig!

bob parks 3-13-2011 @ 10:35PM

Can't get a date, loser ?

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if your date will whack you off, you are a lucky guy

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dean 3-13-2011 @ 10:06PM

That just shows how important exercise is to staying fit but not very efective in weith loss. Over 28 years I put un 185 lbs. If I would have just averaged doing 4 of those per week, I could have stayed in shape. Lucky for me I found a way to lose it at 3-5 lbs per week and not lose muscle. It is a great Dr. lead program an easy to do. Check out their web sites for information: www.mynewhealthnow.com and take the health quize at HabitofHealth.net.

bob parks 3-13-2011 @ 10:33PM

At age 67 and 68, my wife and I burn at least 800 calories total by having sex.

baxter dickworthy 3-13-2011 @ 11:07PM

or i could burn 100 calories reading this non-sense and then typing about it in a blog. this was really dumb.

Dennis Justice 3-13-2011 @ 11:37PM

How many calories would flogging these damn spammers burn?

JC 3-14-2011 @ 12:33AM

It Depends if you are going to use One Hand or Two Hands...oh and how long it takes to get the Job Done ....maybe 5,000 calories..lol

Billy Bob 3-14-2011 @ 1:10AM

On the kitchen table or over the sofa, Its all the same to me

Brandon 3-14-2011 @ 1:23AM

ok so its common knowledge that 1 pound of fat is approximately 3500 calories, and according to this article you burn 100 calories by running a 5 minute mile (which is practically a sprint). therefore a guy would have to run 35miles to lose ONE pound of fat? HAHAHAHAHAHHA are u serious? that means u would have to run 3,500 miles to lose 100lbs of fat; do you realize how dumb that is? the information in this article is so far off its a joke that this was even released. you burn over 1,000 calories per day just being alive so running a mile is going to burn a lot more than 100 calories. have you ever seen biggest loser?? obv not because those people work hard but they didnt run 7,000 miles over the course of the show to lose 200lbs... if u want weightloss advice stay away from this article, this author apparently has no clue or common sense... HAHAHAAHA i just burnt 100 calories laughing HAHAHA let alone running a mile.

steven 3-14-2011 @ 2:14AM

you people are Idiots!!!

LouSinew 3-14-2011 @ 4:11AM

The informstion in this article is very inaccurate. You can not establish that any given activity for any given time will expend any given amount of calories. Reason being, the more muscle you possess the more calories you will expend. Not all men have the same amount of muscle on their bodies. A guy who's 6' tall, weighing 180 lbs. with 12% bodyfat (which is the average for men) will not expend as many calories as a guy who's 6' tall, 180 lbs. with 6% bodyfat. The guy with 6% bodyfat possesses more muscle therefore will burn more cslories. Muscle is the most metabolically active tissue of the body. Therefore, the more muscle you have the more calories you'll expend. Not to mention that the metabolic rate of each persons muscles varies from person to person. That's due to the amount of mitochondria present in the muscle tissue which varies depending on the amount and intensity of aerobic activity that person puts upon their muscles. Therefore, two people with the same amount of muscle will not expend the same amount of calories if one of those people performs more aeorbic activity than the other. To take that a step further, if they both perform the same duration of aerobics but one of them performs at a higher intensity, the one performing at the higher intensity will expend more calories because of the higher metabolic rate of their muscles. The higher the intensity of the aerobic activity the more your body will adapt to be able to perform at that intensity by creating more mitochondria in the muscle. Mitochondria are the energy producing components in the cells. Intensity is measured by your heart rate. The faster your heart beats, the higher the intensity. The higher the intensity, the more mitochondria your body will create. The more mitochondria you possess, the higher metabolic rate your muscles will have which equals more calories being expended.

Vince 3-14-2011 @ 10:15AM

Lou -- You are too well informed for this site.

speweth 3-19-2011 @ 1:42AM

sorry, but i whacked off while reading this book about mitochondria

Jon 3-14-2011 @ 10:37AM

Interesting to all hear, same with The Women one as well!

Gumby 3-14-2011 @ 12:17PM

Yes it is healthy to chop wood and burning off calories with one BUT..... it is not healthy for your neighbors to breath firewood smoke you let out of your fireplace or wood stove.. Chop all wood for all i care as long as you dont burn them.. Why is it that we are trying to be healthy at the same time breathing in firewood smoke with all that gunky soot and particulates 2.5 micron and 10 micron in sizes.. Yuck! We lamented at coal fired powerplants for global warming but those plants trap all the same soot that we didnt with our fireplaces and stoves.. SHEER NONSENSE!! UNHEALTHY!! All the healthy habits you use is coming undone by breathing smoke.... If you like smoke,, start a forest fire!!

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